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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Memory in a Tin

Here is a set of memory matching cards and a tin to hold them for my son William, using Asela's "Framed Friends" and my "What's In your Tin? I" label image for the top. What was so perfect about this "Framed Friends" set for this, the smaller images were perfect for making a "mini version" to decorate the top and show what the tin holds: their larger versions inside! Having that custom fit Altoid border to match the cards just pulls the whole thing together.

The cards are all done onGina K Pure Luxury 120 lb CS. This is necessary to keep your colors from bleeding through. If you click on the pic, you will see I kept the colors very bright and solid, with limited shading, although there is a touch here and there. This look is really nice for vivid kids projects. (but quite honestly all these pairs took quite awhile to color without adding lots of other shades LOL!) The border on these images are filled in with the same green as on the top. All Copics are from BOX A. As you can see the drawn borders of the stamp images are slightly wonky, so I deliberated about free hand cutting them to match their drawn borders but in the end, I decided it was best to do straight cuts and a corner rounder punch for the corners since they were all slightly different shapes, this way you get a nice even deck.

And here you can see how I decorated the backs of the cards with the one flower image from the set in the center of each. See? No bleed through! The thick and smooth finish of the paper makes it seem like a store bought game almost, just like real playing cards!

William is just enchanted with this gift, I thought he might be getting a little old for Memory when I made it (he'll be 4 in a couple weeks), but he plays with it often and never has to be reminded too put it away because he likes packing them up in his personalized tin! (I think even at his age he knows the hand colored images took a lot of time and makes it extra special) :) Try a set yourself, your little one is sure to love it, too! :)

I have a big announcement that I will be putting in a separate post later today to make sure NO ONE misses it!

33 comments:

Very cute idea!! I think even my First Grader still loves memory matching games and I KNOW she'd love the personalized tin!! And you're right about making things that take a while they seem to treasure more - both my kids are that way. They both have mini photo scrapbooks I made them of "mom growing up" and they are so good to take care of them and even tie the ribbon back around them!! I may have to make my youngest a tin! (Light bulb moment!!) My oldest might like a tin of songs he's played at his piano recitals over the last 6 years??!! Thanks for the post!

What a wonderful set!This is what mothering is all about to me! It would be so easy to got to the shops and buy a similar game, but the thought and effort and time and love put into this, will stay with William forever. I'm so impressed.Viv xx

I loved this tin when you first posted it, and I just won Framed Friends as blog candy from the oh-so-sweet Jennie Harper http://stampawaytheday.blogspot.com/, so I think I'm about ready to make a set! My son just turned 4...cool! You know, as they get a bit older, we could make sets of "real" decks using 4 of the images as the clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds and adding the numbers with some alpha stamps or something....I'm sure you could come up with a good way to execute--hint, hint! LOL. Thanks, Mel

What a GREAT idea! A perfect something special to have here at Grandma's house for my great-grandchildren to play with when they visit me. They would love it. Thanks again for your inspiration. - Marlene

Great project idea and execution ! I'm amazed and amused everyday I visit you....my Great Granddaughter is just 4 yr, and her Mom is preparing her for school...what a perfect "cause I love you gift" idea ! Now I know whatI'll be working on this week !GramaCat

NO WAY! That is too cute!!! That's a great "road trip game". I know something like that would entertain my little one on our trips to my sister's or my MIL's instead of fighting with brother and sister and driving me nuts...lol.

What a great idea and what a lucky little guy. Thank you for letting us know which boxes the markers come from. I have B & D (hubby chose them for Christmas). I am always trying to figure out if I need to purchase A & C or if I would do better getting more by individual purchases. When others gals list just the numbers I feel like I have to go and research if I own it and if now then what box would it come in....... Again thank you

Absolutely Love this idea for the little ones! My Granddaughter has just started this game. She is two and we only play with 3 or 4 sets to start, so she doesn't get frustrated. She is just fascinated with it, and wants to play over and over. I am going to make her a game set of her very own! Thanks so much for sharing your beautifully colored and clever set!

I love these stamps and how you used them. What a great idea. I am definitely going to use this idea for a gift for a young person. I really love how you colored them too. They are so beautiful and bright. Thanks for the tip on the paper. As always you amaze me with your ideas and talent.

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I am a stamp illustrator, author and Senior Design Team Member for Gina K Designs and a WAHM of two terrific boys. I've been stamping and creating cards and other papercrafts for 14 years, and was one of the Splitcoast Original Dirty Dozen Team (melmel). My first book of stamping tutorials came out in January 2012 and the second in May 2013. God has blessed me beyond measure with opportunities to use my gifts and a loving husband who supports my work and art. I pray you find inspiration in the creations and stories I post here!